Myra Falls

Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National ParkGPS Coords: -41.7583, 145.9965
Land Tenure: National Park

Tasmap Reference: 4037 Will

Updated on 09 Jul 2024

Myra Falls
© 2015 - 2024 Photography: Caedence Kuepper
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Grade 5 Hike
Suitable for very experienced hikers only.

13km's6 Hours (from OLT) returnRough unformed track No directional signage

No Modification of the natural environment.

Dogs are not allowed
Drones are not allowed
Unknown if accessible with a caravan
Unknown if accessible with a campervan or RV
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About Myra Falls

Myra Falls is a long, cascading waterfall on Commonwealth Creek, incorrectly marked as Razorback Falls on maps. The falls appear to be a case of mistaken identity, being originally documented by famous early explorer Stephen Spurling, with a photo captioned as Myra Falls clearly being recognisable as the falls marked as Razorback, with the real Razorback Falls more likely being the larger falls a short distance downstream unnamed on maps. 

Accessing Myra Falls is a pretty serious off track mission, but it is possible to combine the two falls with a visit to the Hydrographers Hut as a full day detour from the Overland Track. On our trip, we left the OLT at Lake Holmes, and headed towards the waterfalls in as close to a straight line as possible. The early section of the hike is pretty straightforward as far as off track hiking goes, through mostly open buttongrass plains. The route passes the northern side of Lake Agnew atop some impressive cliffs, then crosses the inlet stream in its north-eastern corner, before gently climbing out of the drainage to a narrow, rocky ridge. There are sections of challenging scrub in this section of this hike, so it's best to stick to the ridge until it ends, before descending to the Hydrographers Hut. There is a rough miners trail marked with ribbons that leads to the base of Razorback Falls beginning from near the hut, so it's best to attempt that first. Initially this is a rough and scrubby route but once it enters the rainforest it becomes far more open and scenic, albeit steep.  

Once at Razorback Falls, there is no route at all to Myra Falls. Make the steep climb to the top of the falls through the rainforest, then scrub bash through some thick and nasty alpine bush for the 200 metres or so upstream to Myra Falls. Myra Falls are not all that impressive for the waterfall purist given their sliding characteristic, but are nontheless worth seeking out to complete the set given how long the hike to the area is. 

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